Harry Augustus Talbott

Background

Talbott, Harry Augustus was born on October 24, 1911 in Utica, Kentucky, United States. Son of Harry Augustus and Nellie Jane (Thomasson) Talbott.

Education

Graduated from high school, Eckert, Colorado.

Career

Buyer Swift & Company, Montrose, Colorado, 1934-1935. Assistant manager Fairmont Foods, Dodge City, Kansas, 1936-1942. President Talbott & Sons, Palisade, Colorado, 1942-1962, Talbott Farms, Inc., Palisade, 1962-1983.

Achievements

• Harry Augustus Talbott has been listed as a noteworthy fruit grower by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors, chairman Peach Board of Control, Palisade, 1946-1960, Orchard Mesa Irrigation District, Grand Junction, Colorado, 1970-1974. Member We. Colorado Horticultural Society (life, Peach award 1980), Child and Migrant Services, Inc. (Citation 1971), Hilltop Health Services Corporation (board directors 1989-1992, Distinguished Service 1985).

Interests

• Community service.

Connections

Married Margaret Pearl Yager, December 15, 1933. Children: Lyle Wallace, Harry Charles, Ross LeRoy.

Father:

Harry Augustus Talbott

Mother:

Nellie Jane (Thomasson) Talbott

Spouse:

Margaret Pearl Yager

child:

Ross LeRoy Talbott

child:

Lyle Wallace Talbott

child:

Harry Charles Talbott